So....its a very normal thing to hear me say "Keep it in the bowl", when DS 4 goes to the bathroom...he hasn't sat down to pee in about a year.

Little did I know that he apparently thinks the trash can is ok to pee in, because when I emptied it this morning to take to trash, there was at least an inch of pee in there

Also, he has discovered the underware opening that he can 'pee' through, but it takes time to get his penis out of the hole in the underware....last night he ws doing a dance and then ran to the bathroom...instead of just pulling down the drawers...he pee'd himself Poor kid...he was pretty excited he got a bath out of that deal though.

Ah I remember those days well. My parents had friends that had 4 boys, and that mom is my idol. She made those boys clean the bathroom once a week from the time that they were about 5. They are all fastidious in the bathroom. I have a 16 year old that I did the same thing with, and he rarely is messy when it comes to the toilet. He does not like to clean up his urine.
Hang in there it will get better.

Hmmm...I think I may implement jrc's cleaning idea. My boys are 12 and 9; they still have aiming problems

Me: FBW/30 Him: FWH/34 The kidlets: DS14, DS11, and DD9 The hounds: Four Shih Tzu's
Finally, completely R'd
Clothed in strength and dignity, with nothing to fear, she smiles when she thinks about the future.~Proverbs 31:25

Oh boy! Do I know what you are going through!! (Except peeing in the trash can...my 4 yr old hasn't tried that yet.)
I do make him clean up his misses though...he tries very hard to hit the mark.

"Thou art the son and heir of a mongrel bitch." --King Lear

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Sad in AZ♀ 24239Member # 24239

Posted: 7:17 PM, April 24th (Wednesday), 2013

You should thank your lucky stars your sons aren't like my brothers. Both sleepwalked when they were young and it manifested itself in their peeing in EVERYTHING--the hamper, my parents bedroom closet, out the back door.

May your 2015 be more FUCK YEAH! than fuck this

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nowiknow23♀ 33226Member # 33226

Posted: 7:30 PM, April 24th (Wednesday), 2013

I have a dear friend who has a son. No matter how much they scrubbed the bathroom he used, they couldn't get rid of the urine smell. So she bought a black light to see where the pee was.

It was EVERYWHERE. He had peed EVERYWHERE. On the walls. In the trashcan. Into the bathroom wall vent. All over the side of the bathtub. ON THE BACK OF THE DOOR!

Every. Where.

She threw up when she saw it all.

They showed him the stains under the black light, made him clean it. Put the black light back on it to show where he'd missed. Made him clean it again.... Until NOTHING showed under the black light. It took most of a Saturday.

A couple of days later, she took the black light into his bedroom.

It was in shoes. The Lego bin. Every dresser drawer. Every toy... And the carpet! Oh, the carpet. It got torn out.

You should thank your lucky stars your sons aren't like my brothers. Both sleepwalked when they were young and it manifested itself in their peeing in EVERYTHING--the hamper, my parents bedroom closet, out the back door.

My son did this, his room stunk. Got a black light (sell them on Amazon to look for pet urine) and holy shit, that kid had peed EVERYWHERE. His room, the hall, the bathroom, and down the steps.

To little boys, it's just another toy and seeing how many "targets" they can hit with the pee is a great game! Then they try to write their name and draw pictures, all kinds of fun stuff! Really, that's what they do - ask them!

BTDT, caught him in the act. I remember a daycare lady being all horrified when he peed all over the trash can in her bathroom. She didn't appreciate it when I laughed. (She had a daughter) Boys do this, it's part of the deal!

"On particularly rough days when I'm sure I can't possibly endure, I like to remind myself that my track record for getting through bad days so far is 100% and that's pretty good."

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Mama_of_3_Kids♀ 26651Member # 26651

Posted: 9:01 PM, April 24th (Wednesday), 2013

Do3K sleepwalks...thank God that isn't a problem for him

Me: FBW/30 Him: FWH/34 The kidlets: DS14, DS11, and DD9 The hounds: Four Shih Tzu's
Finally, completely R'd
Clothed in strength and dignity, with nothing to fear, she smiles when she thinks about the future.~Proverbs 31:25

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tushnurse♀ 21101Member # 21101

Posted: 7:39 AM, April 25th (Thursday), 2013

Oh sweet Jesus NIK, My boy is 16, I will not take a black light in his room. What I can't see is better for all of us. My daugter refuses to even go in his room.